Moccasin



Feb. l5, :1938. L. w. srMlsTER MOCCASIN Filed March 14, 1936 Patented Feb.` 15, 193g I v v UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE MOCCASIN Louis W. Simister, Astoria, N. Y.

Application March 14, 1936, Serial No. 68,808

1 Claim. (Cl. 36-11) This invention relates to foot wear and parthe shape of a truncated cone and in its naro ticularly to that variety of light shoes and sliprower portion are two sets of openings 33-34. `pers known as moccasins. An ornament, as the bow blank 35, seen in An object of the invention is to provide a plan in Figure 4, is adapted to be disposed under comfortable moccasin, consisting of few and simthe loop 30, the ends of the bow blank being 5 ple parts so designed and constructed that these fancifully formed,\as at 36. parts may be assembled from proper blanks, by In assembling these several parts, a common any person without previous experience. ilat shoe lace 38, or its equivalent, is employed A further feature is in the provision of a mocas a securing means. casin that may be made in various sizes. 'I'he blank I5 is maneuvered to present up- 10 Another purpose is to produce av moccasin of standing edges I5', the bend occurring inside the attractive 4appearance from blanks precut, enline oi' apertures I8; the side folds II are turned tirely without stitching, nailing or otherwise sedownwardly, and the rear of the moccasin curing the parts in predetermined position exformed by bending the blank so that its straight cept for the lacing means employed. rear edges are approximately in contact. 15

These advantageous objects are attained by The counter 32 is formed` to extend at its the novel design, construction and combination narrow end into the pocket formed by bending of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the blank device while the wider, upper end 32 the annexed drawing, constituting an essential is turned down over the adjacent end edges I5 20, component of this disclosure, and in which:- of the main blank, and the tab 2| is folded there- 20 Figure 1 is a plan -view of a blank forming the over; the counter may, if preferred, be secured in main body of a moccasin made in accordance place by any suitable adhesives.

with the invention. The upper 21 is assembled and the lacing 38.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the blank conbeginning at the back, is threaded through the zsstituting the upper. apertures 2i', then through the openings 33-34 25 Figure 3 is alike view of the heel counter. Y continuing towards the front through apertures Figure 4 is a plan viewof the blank from which I6 and I8, then through the openings I6 and 2B the ornamental bow is formed. in the upper, around the toe and back on the Figure 5 is a perspective view of the moccasin opposite side in similar sequence.

as fully assembled. From the foregoing, it will be understood that 30 Figure 6 is a. longitudinal sectional view taken the material is of a flexible nature. that the on line 6-6 oi Figure 5: and several perforations in the adjoining parts must Figure 7 is afragmentary perspective view of match, and that a single, fastening member the heel portion of the moccasin prior to final alone is used in seeming and maintaining the assembly. moccasin in condition to impart comfort to the 35 Referring in greater detail to the drawing, the wearer, and 'present a comely appearance. view shown in. Figure 1 includes a central, sole Although the foregoing is descriptive of the portion I5 extending from toe to heel, this elepreferred embodiment of the invention, it will ment being demarcated by a marginal row of be apparent that minor changes may be made in 40 narrow slot-like apertures I 6. its construction without the exercise of inven- 40 The rear portion of this blank has its lateral tion or conflicting with the scope of the claim edges extended to form reverse folds Il at the hereto appended. n heel, these folds having similar apertures I8, Having thus described the invention, what is and their extreme outer edges are preferably claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters -fancifu1ly formed as at I9. Patent, is: V 45 Centrally 0fv the rear DOI'IfiOn 0f the blank are A moccasin comprising a main blank having spaced Cuts 20 having between them e tab 2l a semloval front, a rectangular rear portion feldable upwardly at the ends of the cuts. and a substantially straight rear edge, said blank The mOCeaSin upper. indicated in Figure 2. iS having a single row of marginal perforations, a generally oval in plan. its real' portion 25 hav-l counterblank having al row of perforations cor- 50 ing scalloped edges. 26. The forward part 21 of responding to the perforations in said. main the blank is provided with a marginal row of blank, an upper blank plurally perforated mar radially disposed elongated perforations 2B, and ginally in conformity with the perforations in Centrally. at its upper end, e pair of slots 29 the main blank, and a unitary lace passing i are formed. producing between them a loop '30. through all the mentioned perforations and tied 55 In Figure 3 1S Seen 8 6011111181" 01' StifIening at the back, wheeby the moccasin iscomplete. shank at the heel, the blank I2 being generally LOUIS W. SIMISTER. 

